Daryl Hall

The driving force behind the biggest-selling duo of all time, Daryl Hall established himself as one of the finest soul singers of his generation as one half of Hall & Oates before embarking on an experimental solo career which rarely received the credit it deserved. A regular on the '60s Philly soul scene, Hall started his career as a session musician but eventually took center stage when he forged a partnership with guitarist John Oates that would go on to produce six U.S. number one singles and a string of multi-million selling albums thanks to a slick AOR radio-friendly sound. Hall's solo output failed to reach the same commercial heights but was undeniably intriguing, tackling everything from art-rock to jazz over the course of several under-rated albums recorded with the likes of Robert Fripp and Dave Stewart.